116The Power of the Magi
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CH 1: History of a boy
Lilly and James Potter were very powerful magicians, with a rather big problem. They were working to stop the worst and most powerful dark lord in history, Lord Voldemort. The Potters knew about a prophesy which stated, the one who would defeat the Dark Lord would be born at the end of July to people who had defied the Dark Lord three times. There were two who fell in that category, their son Harry James Potter and Neville Longbottom. Both couples had taken the advice of Hogwarts Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, and hidden themselves to protect their families. James had the brilliant idea of using his friend, Peter Pettigrew, as their secret keeper; after all he would be less likely to be suspected than Sirius Black
his best friend. The idea was everyone would think Sirius was the keeper and Peter would be left alone. This is where all their plans went wrong.
Unknown to them Peter was actually working for Voldemort: he always was a little spineless and liked to have the protection of the strongest people. Peter's decision to betray his friends might have bothered him, if he wasn't so blinded by jealousy of his friends. The others seamed to have the best of life just handed to them, while he had nothing. He forgot that you really had to work for what you want in life, not just wait for it to show up. Peter Led Voldemort to the Potters and got them killed. Then to finish it off, he framed Sirius for the crime, along with the death of himself and 12 muggles. Sirius ended up in Azkaban and Harry, who survived, with his Aunt and Uncle, who hated him and the magical world.
What everyone didn't know was that Dumbledore had planed this from the start. His intentions were for the greater good however misguided they might have been. The man was a manipulative old codger, and hoped to set the stage for the fulfillment of the prophesy. Albus was the only one at the time that really knew the full content of it and was going to use it to gain his advantage against Voldemort in this war. He knew that Voldemort wasn't completely destroyed when Harry was one and hoped to use the time of peace to collect the horcruxes of Voldemort, which proved very difficult.
He planed for Harry to be in such a downtrodden state that he would cling to anyone showing the slightest amount of kindness to him. In this he was very successful at first. He discretely managed things so Harry would have his friends and some slight training to help him. Everything was fine until Harry's fourth year, when Sirius was killed at the DoM. Harry had gotten really mad at him and the trust he had developed was undermined a bit. It was corrected rather quickly though. In truth he had thought Sirius was getting to close to Harry and undermining his control on the boy. With Sirius gone Harry was left with few people to turn to, and Dumbledore was at the top of the list again. By the end Dumbledore had arranged his death, it was faked, so he could push Harry even further to destroy Voldemort. The end of the war was costly, but Dumbledore was pleased it was over. He lost many friends and acquaintances, the magical world was in shambles, however Voldemort was dead and that was the point, wasn't it? The world would recover, in time and the peace would last until someone else became to enamored of the 'Dark Arts'. He was alive and would help in the recovery, "As the saying goes, the end justifies the means doesn't it" he thought.
As a boy Harry had been beaten, ridiculed, and just unloved. He thought that would change after his letter to Hogwarts, well he was right it was exactly the opposite, he was famous. He could not understand it and hated the fact that people couldn't see him as just Harry. He found friends, had adventures, and found love. The Weasleys had taken him as their own. Dumbledore became like the grandfather, he never had, and even Sirius had eventually seamed to fill a father role for him. Ginny had become his closet friend and confidant. She was more of a sister to him than a love interest. Tonks who was only a three years older than him had been the focal point of his soul. It had been difficult for the others to accept at first, but they came around. By some miracle he had survived his trials at Hogwarts, the stone, chamber, DoM, Triwizards Tournament, Horcruxes, but Voldemort got him in the end. They both managed to get their revenge in the end. The war had cost the boy everything. In the end the death toll was higher than World War II, muggle and wizard alike. The Ministry was destroyed along with Hogwarts, wizarding communities around the world were in ruins, and all his friends were dead. Sirius, Tonks, Remus, (Dumbledore), Hagrid, the Weasleys, McGonagall, Flitwick, Sprout, Neville, most of the order and D. A., even the Dursley's were gone. With all this loss, Harry had no reason left to live and the decision at the end was inevitable.
Two mortal enemies locked in furious battle, one for the Light and one for the Dark. The Dark Lord had had the upper hand for so long the destruction was immense. He had attacked magical and muggle alike in his quest for dominance. The only thorn in his side left was before him and about to be swept away, one Harry Potter. They fought for hours on that blood covered field, the magic they had used had decimated their surroundings, now drained magically they resorted to a might sword battle. The last heir of Slitherin against The last of Gryffindor, winner takes all well all that is left.
In the two were both to lose, two titans standing on a hill, both impaled through the heart. A very gruesomely statuesque scene some think.
Had it really been worth it? Had there been another way? One person knew the answer and it would be this man that set things right. This person had not only the power to correct things but also the wisdom to see what must come to pass regardless. This person knew the secretes of people like Snape and Dumbledore. This person had seen the events of Harry's life and how to make it better. They also knew the training that Dumbledore should have given him, if he hadn't been afraid of someone threatening his control. They had seen the causes of the current situation and decided it was time to step in. Next they would take a trip to the past and show what true power and understanding could accomplish. The Council of Magi had decided to allow this person free reign to accomplish their task, and as Magi are answerable only to the Council nothing would stand in the way. The injustice of the current state of affairs would be set right come what may.